Giorgio Rocca: the 6 reasons why skiing is good for body and mind

The champion guides us to discover the positive effects that can be had on body and mind by practicing skiing

Sabrina Commis

Winner of the Slalom World Cup 2006 and founder of the Giorgio Rocca Ski Academy, the champion illustrates the reasons for skiing and the advantages that this sport offers from the point of view of psychophysical well-being. Let’s see below why, according to Giorgio Rocca, skiing is good for you and some data on the practice of snow sports in Italy.

Skiing is a complete sport

The ski stimulates and enhances both the muscles of the lower and upper body. In addition to strong legs and firm buttocks, practice develops arms and abdominals. It is an endurance sport, it allows you to increase your strength muscle mass and having a more toned physique improves elasticity of the muscles and knees.

Improves balance and coordination

Among the advantages of the practice are the benefits on balance and coordination, in particular arm And legs and on the posture.

Skiing helps you lose weight

It’s a sport of resistencebut it also allows those who practice it to burn calories and lose weight.

It’s good for the heart

Like all sports practiced at high altitudes, skiing brings benefits to both lungs both to cardiovascular system and it gets better oxygenation of the organism.

Develop concentration

Skiing is a sport that requires high attention spansas you always have to be focused on not falling and avoiding anyone on the track.

It brings benefits to the mood

The ski free your mind. The constant contact with nature, with the sun and with the snow-capped mountains helps you to be more calm, serene and relaxed. Furthermore, it lowers the levels of cortisolthe stress hormone.

Some data on the practice of winter sports in Italy

In Italy they are well 23 million enthusiasts who practice activities such as skiing, snowboarding, hockey and ice skating; they come to be approximately 3 million practitioners are active during the year (Source Nielsen Sport). And they are right skiing and snowboarding to find greater interest in terms of practice: about the 18% of the 3 million Italians does a weekly workout while the 50% does not exceed two three times a year, often coinciding with holidays and ski season.



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